Nuer youth at landing stage

58 x 55 mm | Print gelatin silver

Date of Print:

Unknown

Previous PRM Number:

EP.N.VIII.30

Previous Other Number:

7 [2]

Accession Number:

1998.355.362.2

Description:

Looking over the side of a river boat (paddle-steamer?) at a youth with ash-covered hair standing next to a mooring rope and an animal crate. Beyond him is a rectilinear building that has a small toilet area with corrugated iron screen. The image was taken on the Nile at Adok, where Evans-Pritchard arrived on 1st October 1936 after making a survey of the Luo of Kenya. He then moved on to spend most of his time among the Leek.

Photographer:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Date of Photo:

1936 October - November

Region:

[Southern Sudan] Wahda Adok

Group:

Nuer Dok

Notes:

There appears to be three Rolleiflex films identified as film 7, which I have identified according to differences in notation on the print reverse as well as image content. [CM 29/10/2007]

PRM Source:

Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard

Acquired:

Donated 1966

Other Owners:

E. E. Evans-Pritchard Collection

Class:

Physical Anthropology , Shelter , Transport

Keyword:

Building , Boat

Documentation:

Original catalogue lists in Manuscript Collections. Additional material in related documents files. [CM 27/9/2005]

Primary Documentation:

Accession Book Entry [p. 98] 1966.27 [1 - 24] G[ift] PROFESSOR E. E. EVANS-PRITCHARD; INST. OF SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 51 BANBURY RD. OXFORD 1966.27.1-16 S. SUDAN. NUER TRIBE. Sixteen negative albums containing negatives and prints of photographs taken by donor during field-work. All listed in albums. Added Accession Book Entry - [p. 98 in right hand column, in pencil] Catalogue room.

Manual Catalogues [index taken from album book VIII, ms ink] - 30. youth at Adok

Note on print reverse ms pencil - "7 Adok" & print front border ms ink - "NUER VIII/30"

Recorder:

Christopher Morton [9/7/2004] [Southern Sudan Project]